DOVER — While some people will fall into a deep, tryptophan-induced sleep after feasting on turkey and all the Thanksgiving meal fixings, others will take to the stores, wallets at the ready, when a few large retailers open early that evening to entice shoppers to grab the best deals off the shelves.But how many people actually think taking shopping even further than the chaos that ensues just after midnight for Black Friday is even worth it or necessary?In a recent report by CNN, many big box stores are planning on opening a day ahead of schedule so as to get a jump on Black Friday shopping and revenue, leaving some employees a bit disgruntled as the holidays approach. Local shoppers, however, are also a bit stymied by the idea of opening stores on a day meant for family, football, and giving thanks for what’s already surrounding them.“I just can’t imagine going that early. I love making an event out of Black Friday, but people should stay home on Thanksgiving,” Sheila Roebuck, exiting the Somersworth Target said on Thursday.“There isn’t any sale that will pull me away from my Laz-E Boy, beer and football,” Mark Guffsterson said as he left the same store, shopping bags in hand.“The point of Thanksgiving isn’t to go shopping, it’s to give thanks for the people surrounding you,” Annie Little, said.Kmart plans to celebrate the day with a “triple doorbuster” event which will have three segments of time during which shoppers can begin to find the perfect gift for loved ones on their lists.Employees at stores opening their doors on Turkey Day aren’t too thrilled with the idea of leaving the table to stand at the register.“I’m not looking forward to it. But I don’t make the hours,” said one Somersworth Target worker, who wished to remain anonymous.“I work over 40 hours as it is. I’d like to spend the day with family, but I also need to support that family. If I’m told to work, I work,” he saidAt Walmart, which will reportedly be open all day long on Thanksgiving, employees are none-too-happy with the idea either, but like the employee at the competitor across High Street, they consider themselves lucky to have a job.“I was unemployed for six months before this job came along. I’m not arguing any shift,” one employee said Thursday night while stocking shelves.Most employees were timid about publicly sharing their thoughts on having to work on Thanksgiving, but Foster’s found most felt the same way.On Change.org, an online site for starting petitions, user “C Renee,” of Corona, Calif., started a petition urging her employee of six years, Target, to “Take the High Road and Save Thanksgiving.”“I have worked at Target for six years and I really enjoy my job,” the page reads. “Thanksgiving, though, is one of the three days us retail workers get off a year: a day most all of us spend with family we only get to see on that day. I have no problem with Black Friday. I thought it was interesting the first year I worked the 4 a.m. opening. Last year’s opening at midnight was pushing it. By the time I left around 8 a.m., I was absolutely exhausted.”She goes on to list competitors’ plan for the day and writes, “Target can take the high road and save Thanksgiving for employees like me and our families by saying no to ‘Thanksgiving Creep.’ Will you join me and ask Target to give Thanksgiving back to families and not open on Thanksgiving evening?”The petition, aimed at Target CEO Gregg W. Steinhafel, now has more than 200,000 signatures from across the country.And while most shoppers felt for the workers who will have to report to work on Thanksgiving, there were some who said they would take advantage of the extra shopping hours.“I’m ready. I’ve got my list, the kids will be asleep, my husband will probably be asleep. Me and my sisters are all going shopping Thanksgiving night,” Carol Mienka said at Walmart in Newington Thursday afternoon.She said they usually all shop together on Black Friday but if the stores would be open Thanksgiving night then that’s a good way for them to beat the crowd the next day.“We’ve been doing this for years and always have fun. But it gets crazier every year with how many people come out,” she said.Others just wanted to get shopping done and out of the way as much as Mienka wanted to avoid the crowds of crazed shoppers.“I hate shopping. My wife will be home with the kids (Thanksgiving night). I can get the things I’m looking for without anyone bothering me,” Ken Mantho said outside the Fox Run Mall Thursday. Though the one-stop-shopping spot is his favorite place to cross items off his list, the mall won’t actually open until Black Friday officially starts.Mantho was looking for new gaming consoles for his two sons, who he said were only excited about video games on Christmas morning.“Forget the clothes, forget anything else,” he said. “It’s just the games and those are the most expensive.”Finding a good deal on wanted items was the driving force behind both the retailers and the shoppers mentality.“As long as you get some turkey and tell the ones you love that you love them, bring it on,” he said.

SOME LOCAL STORE HOURS:Target, Somersworth and Greenland: Will open at 9 p.m. Thanksgiving night.Walmart, Somersworth, Rochester and Portsmouth: will be open all Thanksgiving Day.Kmart, Rochester and Portsmouth: Will open from 6 a.m. Thanksgiving morning until 4 p.m. and then reopen at 8 p.m. until 3 a.m.The Fox Run Mall will be closed Thanksgiving Day but open promptly at 12 a.m. Friday to usher in Black Friday shoppers.